MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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